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Aug 13, 20201 min

FCE Vocabulary Wordlist - Music

Here you are a vocabulary wordlist for your FCE on music. Remember that this list is not closed, you can add other words you consider relevant to this topic, but you can start working with it. You'll also find the phonetic alphabetic transcription to learn the spelling and the pronunciation at the same time.


 Nouns
 beat /biːt/
 cello /ˈtʃeləʊ/
 charts /tʃɑːts/
 choir /ˈkwaɪə/
 composer /kəmˈpəʊzə/

conductor /kənˈdʌktə/

cover version /ˈkʌvə ˈvɜːʃn/

duet /djuːˈet/
 harmony /ˈhɑːməni/
 hit /hɪt/
 lyrics /ˈlɪrɪks/
 rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/
 saxophone /ˈsæksəfəʊn/

solo /ˈsəʊləʊ/
 style /staɪl/
 track /træk/
 (in) tune /tjuːn/
 

Adjectives
 catchy (tune) /ˈkætʃi/

classical (music) /ˈklæsɪkl/

country and western (music) /ˈkʌntri ənd ˈwestən/
 distinctive (style) /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
 folk(music) /fəʊk/

musical(family) /ˈmjuːzɪkl/

original (song/number/ version) /əˈrɪdʒnəl/

world(music) /wɜːld/
 

Sounds

Nouns and verbs
 bang /bæŋ/

bark /bɑːk/

smash /smæʃ/

sneeze /sniːz/

splash /splæʃ/

snore /snɔː/

tap /tæp/

whistle /ˈwɪsl/
 
  Hope you find it useful and interesting !
 
 

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